All-metal knockdown toy vehicle



Dec. 22; 1925.

H. D. FORSE ALL METAL KNOCKDOWN TOY VEHICLE I Filed Auz. 14. 1924 A TTORNEYJ.

Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES? HARRY n. ronsn, or ANDERSON, INDIANA.

ALL-METAL KNOGKDOWN TOY'VEHICLE.

Application filed ug st 1 ,1s2e; Serial No; 732,029.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY D. F'oRsE, a citizen of the United States,*-and a resident of Anderson, county of Madison, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful All-Metal Knockdown Toy Vehicle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to a toy vehicle of the tricycle type propelled by the feet either through pedals or by direct engagement of the foot with the vehicle supporting surface.

The chief object of the invention is to construct a toy vehicle of the character indicated substantially entirely of metal whereby the same is relatively indestructible and can be very economically produced.

Another object of the invention is to construct an all metal vehicle of the character indicated in such a manner that the same can be knocked down for shipping purposes so that when knocked down or collapsed it occupies very little space.

The chief feature of the invention consists of the construction of the same whereby the two foregoing objects are accomplished and incidental features of the invention relate to the details of construction, said features being pointed out hereinafter more in detail.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a top plan View of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a central sectionalview of the same and is taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 and in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a. front View of a portion of the steering wheel, parts being shown in section to show other parts in detail.

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3, but of a modified form of construction. V

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on line 55 of Fig. 1 and in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a modified form of steering wheel.

In the drawings the seat portion includes the largest or back portion 10, a neck 11 and wardly. The head 1 1 1011 1. is suitably the seat portion.

'versely positioned with respect to the apertured as at 14 and associated therewith is a bearing construction. Said bearing construction includes a pair of metallic collars 15 and 16 suitably secured together and to Each of the collars and the'head portion 12 are provided with registering openings, thereby providing a pivot support having three superposed or parallel bearing rings. a Y 1 The neck portion of the seat is suitably depressed as at 17 and is 'apertured, as at 18, said depression being concentric with said aperture. A centering headed bolt 19 extends through the aperture 18 and carries a lock washer 20 and a Wing nut 21. The aforesaid construction is centrally positioned with respect to' the vehicle.

Adjacent the rear portion of the back 10 and formed in said peripheral flange 13' is a depressed portion 121, which is apertured OFFICE.

as illustrated and suitably supported in said '4 aperture is a rivet or pivot '22. The upper free end of a U-shaped construction having the arms 23 and connecting portion 24 is thus pivotally supported at the pivotal support 22. The pivotal support 22 is trans- 1votal support defined by collars 15 and 16, and'the centralaperture 14:. w 1

1 Near the opposite end of said arms forming the Q-shaped member are the openings 25 and positioned in said openings 25 is a shaft 26. A U-shaped strap having the two relatively adjacent portions 27 connected by the curved portion 28is shown provided near said connection with an enlargement or olfset portion 29. The arms 30 extend in twisted relation both outwardly and downwardly as shown. The free ends are bent angularly'thereof as at 81 and they are apertured as at.32, which aperture registers with the aperture 25 to receive the shaft 26. As shown clearly in Figsyl and 2, the depression or ofi'set portion 29 is adapted to engage the depressed portion 17 and to prevent forward longitudinal movement parallel to the seat. Likewise,'the bolt 19 by being positioned as shown cooperates with connecting portion 28 and the side portions 27 and prevent both lateral movement and longitudinal movement rearwardly of the seat. The brace construction, therefore, is adaptedto be rigidly secured, although :detachably mounted for knocking down purposes.

Upon the extending end of the shaft 26 t'here is pivotally iinountedia wheel of any suitable character and herein 'the saine ineludes a bushing 33, the disk portion 34 and the tread portion 35. aAJnetalmcap..36,{,as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, is adapted to cover the bare end of the shaft 26q-and a cotterekey 37 is adapted to connect thetwo together and thus anchor alligof thewafornsaidmconstruction together.

- 1 1' iThestl sh apeldzbrncei termed; front-a; single stnip; oiistnapznietal andthe: U:-shapedholster stormed from: similar;material :.=a:re rthus secure-ds-te her,- but-gperinit ofva collapsible iarnan-gernent as fellows; byQreinovingncotter k-ey 37;:antl cap "'36,; the rear WIl1BBlS;C&11 be rrea'dily detachedrfro ntheanleeand the axle an ay be renione ditroni the :two shapedcooperating members, to-wit, the brace-and the boilstelt. rReH-roval f. the; Zaxle ais iztfores'aid permit-s sep arration :01? the brace and holster. ffiwsaifdi axle lSfllQhrlfilhOVQd then to collapse "the eb'racei an'dibolsjteri-l construction the- .nut 21k3lSl0OSQ11QCl to: permit the escape of the "shaped :b-race :trom bolt engagement and I reed, theebrace. nay-ibe extended forw ardly. d thence turned 1 p on; the axle asr-aj; pivot andzthence rearvvardly. f-At the :same time, zjthe tau-shaped bolster. may be inioved torwardly-iupon tllBsPiROt;22 as to ilie-substantially pargallel to the seat-portion. The,dimensionsof the loack .1nay.-ibe,-such tthe Wheels -.-w,ill fj-ust. clear. the sameand ;;lie in the space innnedia-tely :gadjacent the unctionof the neck portion with the it back ..;port;ion'. All of, these various combinat ons 50f= arrangements tor alt-nook sdown positionings-anay beutilized as found desirable tor necessary without departing-from thedoroadr, er gfeatures 50f ,the, invention. 'I he'sU-shaped -.-bolst er,= it -is ache -understood, .liniitstthe. inward movement not. the nwheelslalong the aisle while the outward. nove nent thereof is gli-inited by the orn ainental' protectivezreital-1 1E833? I -Theisteer-ing wheel includes the trea (i430?- iti'cn Y4O., ,the supportingdisk portionsv ,41, and t-laehirshing :or sleeve '42. As shown clearly a i-ntgFigi 3,,:. .said.,hushi-ng o1: sleeve portion is polygonal:-in'cross section. .Amultiple crank -.-const1;1,1ction is associated therewith a id wherein said cranks, are identical. The ofiset portion-=43supports-i av-washer '44 retained thereon by the enlargements 4.5. A, pedal ,construction 46 e is. retained i ,on said O'fisiet iportione43 by another-washer47,', theisjaine h in h ld oget er" by the nl rs =-hea gportion .48. [The opposite; endyof'the crank .49 is.rotatahlyesupported -in av strap; 50 suit- "ably apertured. as; at-51. ff The extending end v52' 1, :is'. isuitlablyt provided (wit a p lygonal ,QlrbllIlQLaa/lld ;.pl fqrablyi. f such-1 area' that it exseecls thecarea of {the opening 51 and thus .secures sa id strap 50 toithe crank-construction. ""A pair of said cranks is associated i-evith a pairtotfvsaidistrapsi and said cranks,

tl iat is; the polygonal: ends -52 thereof, are receivable wby the polygonal. bushingv 42. The straps 50 extend upwardly and inwardly andth'usiforlnone branch of the fork or yoke construction which supports the steeri-rin-g-avheel. i 'lhei two straps are suitably formed immediately above the tread portion 34Q=sorthat theywextend towards each other as at 53, thereby completing a full fork. Said inwardly extending ,endszare suitably curved into:semi-cylindrical 'gl'orin at 5.4 and: to gather {013.11 aicylindrical post, which as shown; clearly: iii-the several figures is receiv- 'ahle why: the: first qnaent-ioned pivotali support including the collars-wand 161. and: the regisftcringe iopejning; 14; in the, head, 12. xlhe free ends-,o't said; onrvcd pontions 54 project he yond;isaid pivotal support andlareesuitably apentt red- (asset 1 55. Pf'l-k rod 56- isilikewise apertured and said apertures wregister withieach other and theirodiaperture. p

single securing memberMisadapted to detachablybut rigidlymsecure the, two porti one of the steeringiforki together; and tothe 1 0d. and al sowse cure the v, aforesaid construction t the seat. :The upper end ofthe rod 756; is, adapted to :ysuitably support v anyoide .=sired ior -prefenred handleiherein conventionally illustrated andmindicated. at 15.7. r 7

,It will be: readily ,obseriredithat: each of the portions of. the; fork and the associated crank is detachable foriknocking down purposes. ,The lower collar: 16, retains saidifork in' euibers iin' vfork-.forining. position which prevents the longitudinal" and outward ncrement. ofithe. crank portions fronrthe wheel iforming bushing '42. The, individual uesc apeinent of said crank portions from the yoke: fOrmilfig,{)Ol't-iijiiniS prevented as, previonsly pointed ouipl iyv the enlargement 52. Zhenia tricycle of. thepcharacteri indicated iprevided with pedals not desired, thetwo :i'ork forming"portions,50 are secured to- ;ige'therrigidlybyimeanslof apivot pin upon which the bushing 42 "would rotate, said bushing: lllf this instance being preferably cylindrica1 in character see Fig. 6. g

' In; Eig.g4 therei'isillustrated a modified 'form of CQllStlLlQtlOll &I1d.;l11 -tl1lS-f0ljl11 of constructionthe-bushing 142 and thedisks 141 are suitably notched and the fork meni- "bers 150 are associated therewith by means pf thecranks 149. The cranks 149 include the dfis'etportions which carry a .lOcliil lg pin 152 which is the equivalent of the enlarge grnent' 52,;Zthatis, it prevents separation between theffo rk and the crank and insures rotati n of the wheeluwhen the crank isactuate - The invention claimed is:

1', "A; knockdown toy vehicle comprising, a seat'having atopposite endswa'pair o'f pivpt al supports suhstantially transverse to ,eachjothen one-{being substantially transverse to thegplane offthe seat and the other being substantially parallel thereto, a steering wheel construction detachably mounted in the transverse pi-votal support, a bolster pivotally connected to the parallel pivotal support, a U-shaped brace forming strap having its mid-portion curved for detachable connection to the seat and its free ends extending outwardly, downwardly and rearwardly and secured to the lower por-' tion of the bolster, and means positionable in the mid-portion of the curved strap for securing the same to the seat.

2. A knockdown toy vehicle comprising a seat having at opposite ends a pair of pivotal supports substantially transverse to each other, one being substantially transverse to the plane of the seat and the other being substantially parallel thereto, a steering wheel construction detachably mounted in the transverse pivotal support, a U-shaped bolster forming strap pivotally connected to the parallel pivotal support, a U-shaped brace forming strap having its mid-portion curved for detachable connection to the seat and its free ends extending downwardly, outwardly and rearwa-rdly and secured to the U-shaped bolster strap near the lower end thereof for securing the same in bolster position, and means positionable in the curved portion of the strap for securing the same to the seat.

3. In a knock down toy vehicle of the character described, the combination of a seat portion having a projection upon its under surface, a U-shaped twisted brace, and a bolt construction detachably connecting said brace at its mid-portion to said seat adjacent the projection, said brace having a cooperating portion engageable by said projection for limiting longitudinal movement of said brace in the direction of the intermediate portion thereof and the bolt construction engaging the intermediate portion of said brace for limiting the movement of said brace laterally and in a direction toward the projection. 7

4:. In a knock down toy vehicle of the character described, the combination of a seat including a pivotal support, a steering wheel construction comprising a wheel sup ported by strap means extending upwardly towards said seat in fork formation and terminating in semi-cylindrical bearing portions pivotally connected to said seat pivotal support, a handle telescopically connected to the projecting end of said fork vforming strap means, and means for locking said strap ends together and to the telescopically connected handle for securing the same together and for securing the wheel construc tion to the seat.

5. In a knock down toy'vehicle of the character described, thecombinaton of a pair of straps having their upper ends detachably connected together and arranged to form a pivot and a yoke, a wheel adapted to be straddled by said yoke, and a pair of pedal cranks each mounted upon the lower end of'a strap and detachably connected to said wheel.

6. In a knock down toy vehicle of the character described, the combination of a pair of straps having their upper ends detachabl connected together and arranged to formv a pivot and a yoke, a wheel adapted to be straddledvby said yoke, a pair of pedal cranks each mounted upon the lower end of a strap and detachably connected to, said wheel, and a complementary connection be tween the wheel supported ends of: said cranks and said wheel for rotating the wheel with the crank and adapted to secure said crank to its adjacent fork forming support. 7. In a knockdown juvenile vehicle, the combination of a pair of fork forming straps, each having one end complementarily formed to make a pivot, a wheel, a pair of cranks, each pivotally mounted in the other end of one of said straps and permanently secured thereto and receivable by said wheel for dr1v1ng engagement and wheel sup porting purposes, and means secur ng the pivot making strap portions together for I jacent the seat and at least one of saidtelescopic connecting portions extending through said seat aperture and pivotally supported therein, and means simultaneousvly securing the telescopic ends of said fork and said handle together in steering wheel formation.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto atfixed my signature.

HARRY 1). FoRsn. I 

